Kolkata: Bengal's sharp political wit is increasingly giving way to personal attacks, crude exchanges and combative rhetoric, with observers warning that the language of politics has hit an all-time ...

In a country as diverse as India, where people of multiple religions, languages, and cultural backgrounds coexist, one particular identity consistently emerges as a decisive factor during elections: ...

Scholars have described Trump’s rhetorical style as “unbalanced vituperation”, stressing his constant use of demeaning ...